$340 ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $355
- 2021: $340
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Swan · Sub-region (SA3)
Housing & Dwellings in Swan
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 89% of all homes in Swan, far higher than the national figure. This makes it an area of large, detached dwellings, where nearly 90% of homes have three or more bedrooms. Most households here are owning their homes with a mortgage.
$340
▲ +6.3%
- $100–$118: 3 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 3 areas
- $154–$171: 1 area
- $171–$189: 5 areas
- $189–$207: 11 areas
- $207–$225: 8 areas
- $225–$243: 16 areas
- $243–$261: 18 areas
- $261–$279: 8 areas
- $279–$296: 22 areas
- $296–$314: 24 areas
- $314–$332: 18 areas
- $332–$350: 15 areas
- $350–$368: 30 areas
- $368–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$404: 37 areas
- $404–$421: 22 areas
- $421–$439: 14 areas
- $439–$457: 15 areas
- $457–$475: 10 areas
- $475–$493: 6 areas
- $493–$511: 8 areas
- $511–$529: 2 areas
- $529–$546: 1 area
- $546–$564: 5 areas
- $564–$582: 2 areas
- $582–$600: 7 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Swan — lower than 57% of areas.
| Swan | $340 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $350 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $340, which is a little below the Australian figure. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home loan payment has fallen $108 since 2011 to reach $1,842, a figure about the same as the state average.
$1,842 ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $1,842
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Swan splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (45%) and $200–$349 (41%), with Under $200 at 11%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Swan, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and $3,000 or more (11%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes (54.2%) are owned with a mortgage. The proportion of households that rent or own their home outright are both well below the state and national figures, and both have fallen since 2011.
21.8% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
21.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Swan, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 54%; Owned outright is next at 22%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Swan has a very high proportion of separate houses and large homes, with 89.9% featuring three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, though the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.0% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 89.7%
- 2016: 86.2%
- 2021: 89.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.9% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 89.7%
- 2016: 89.6%
- 2021: 89.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Swan, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Swan, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 3 bedrooms (36%) and 2 bedrooms (7%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50403/swan/topic/housing-dwellings